Meat Loaf - IMDb IMDb Actor | Soundtrack | Producer Meat Loaf was born in Texas, and moved to Los Angeles in 1967 to play in local bands and appear in musicals such as "Hair" and "As You Like It". He made his film debut with a memorable role in cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). In 1977, he and lyricist Jim Steinman released an operatic rock album called "Bat Out Of Hell", the record ... See full bio » Born: a list of 22 people created 25 Apr 2012 a list of 27 people created 16 May 2013 a list of 36 people created 17 Nov 2013 a list of 42 people created 23 Mar 2015 a list of 35 people created 31 Jul 2015 Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Meat Loaf's work have you seen?

User Polls Fight Club Robert 'Bob' Paulsen (1999) The Rocky Horror Picture Show Eddie - Ex Delivery Boy (1975) 2012 Fairly Legal (TV Series) Charles McKay Dan (as Meat Loaf Aday) 2010 Glee (TV Series) Detective Jack Morris (as Meat Loaf Aday) 2009 House (TV Series) Fred (as Meat Loaf Aday) 2001 Trapped (TV Movie) 2000 The Outer Limits (TV Series) Col.

Angus Devine 1998 South Park (TV Series) Meat Loaf 1998 Everything That Rises (TV Movie) Red 1997 Dead Man's Gun (TV Series) Aaron Freemont 1997 Nash Bridges (TV Series) Charlie Pep 1993 Psyched for Snuppa (TV Short) Snuppa (voice, as Meatloaf) 1992 Lightning Force (TV Series) Richard Talbot 1985 The Equalizer (TV Series) Sugar Fly Simon 1985 Rebellious Jukebox (TV Mini-Series) Owner of The Rebellious Jukebox - Episode #1.1 (1985) ... Owner of The Rebellious Jukebox - Episode #1.2 ... Owner of The Rebellious Jukebox Boy in Stands (as Marvin Aday) Hide - Tom Cruise/Dick Cavett/Ashley Monroe (2015) ... (performer: "Paradise by the Dashboard Light") 2015 Official!

Biggest Hits of the 90s (TV Movie) (performer: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)") One Hit Wonderland (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2015) (writer - 1 episode, 2015) - St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) by John Parr (2015) ... (performer: "Razor's Edge", "Rock n Roll Mercenaries") / (writer: "Razor's Edge", "Magical") 2015 Ochéntame... otra vez (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode) - La juventud canta y baila (2015) ... (performer: "I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us") 2014/I Stage Fright (performer: "Where We Belong (Reprise)", "The Show Must Carry On") - Week 5: The Skate-Off (2014) ... (performer: "Dead Ringer for Love" - uncredited) - Week 5 (2014) ...

(performer: "Dead Ringer for Love" - uncredited) 2005-2013 The X Factor (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes) - Auditions 2 (2013) ... (performer: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" - uncredited) - Auditions 2 (2005) ... (performer: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" - uncredited) 2013 Britain's Got Talent (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - 2013: Auditions 7 (2013) ... (performer: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" - uncredited) 2013 The Voice UK (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Blind Auditions 2 (2013) ...

(performer: "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" - uncredited) 2012 This Is 40 (performer: "Paradise by the Dashboard Light") 2012 That's My Boy (performer: "Everything Louder Than Everything Else") 2010-2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes) - Episode #20.104 (2012) ... (performer: "The Giving Tree") - Episode #19.14 (2010) ... (performer: "Living on the Outside") 2012 The Vow (performer: "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)") 2011 Zookeeper (performer: "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad") 2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Episode #3.60 (2011) ...

(performer: "Ode to Bagel Bites") 2009-2011 20 to 1 (TV Series documentary) (performer - 2 episodes) - Hollywood Twists (2011) ... (performer: "You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth" - uncredited) - Rock 'n' Roll Anthems (2009) ... (performer: "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" - as Meatloaf) 2010 Rude Tube (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Epic Fails (2010) ... (performer: "Bat Out of Hell" - uncredited) 2010 So You Think You Can Dance (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Top Seven Perform (2010) ... (performer: "Paradise by the Dashboard Light") 2010 Huckabee (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - The Spanish Grand Prix (2010) ...

(performer: "Bat Out of Hell" - uncredited) 2010 Loose Women (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Episode #14.90 (2010) ... (performer: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)") - Don of the Dead (2008) ... (performer: "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad") 2008 Meet Dave (performer: "Bat Out of Hell") 2008 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Episode #6.30 (2008) ...

(performer: "I'm F***ing Ben Affleck") 2007 Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live (Video) (performer: "All Revved Up With No Place To Go", "Paradise By The Dashboard Light", "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth", "Out Of The Frying Pan (And Into The Fire)", "Life Is A Lemon (And I Want My Money Back)", "I'd Do Anything For Love", "Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are", "Rock & Roll Dreams Come Through", "The Monster Is Loose", "Bad For Good", "If It Ain't Broke Break It", "Blind As A Bat", "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad", "Bat Out Of Hell", "It's All Coming Back To Me Now", "Black Betty", "Mercury Blues", "Gimme Shelter", "Cry Over Me") 2007 Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise (Documentary) (performer: "Gimme Shelter", "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth", "Seize The Night", "If It Ain't Broke Break It", "Two Out Of Three

 Ain't Bad", "It's All Coming Back To Me Now", "I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)", "All Revved Up With No Place To Go", "Paradise By The Dashboard Light", "Gloria", "In Excelsis Deo", "Bad For Good", "Out Of The Frying Pan (And Into The Fire)", "Cry Over Me", "Bat Out Of Hell") 2007 Skins (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Finale (2007) ...

(performer: "Bat Out Of Hell" - uncredited) 1999 That '70s Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Punk Chick (1999) ... (performer: "Paradise By the Dashboard Light") 1998 VH1 Storytellers (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode) - Meat Loaf (1998) ... (performer: "All Revved Up With No Place To Go", "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad", "A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste", "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)", "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)", "Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through", "More Than You Deserve", "Heaven Can Wait", "Paradise By The Dashboard Light", "Bat Out Of Hell") 1996 Ed (performer: "Everything's Louder Than Everything Else" - as Meatloaf) 1995 Die Harald Schmidt Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Show #16 (1995) ...

(performer: "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)") 1994 Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell II - Picture Show (Video) (performer: "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)", "Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through", "Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back", "Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are", "Paradise By The Dashboard Light") 1994 The Neverending Story III (performer: "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back") 1994 The Brit Awards 1994 (TV Special) (performer: "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)") 1992 Leap of Faith (performer: "Paradise by the Dashboard Light") 1991 Meat Loaf: Hits Out of Hell (Video) (performer: "Bat Out Of Hell", "Read 'Em And Weep", "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad", "Razor's Edge", "More Than You Deserve", "I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us", "If You Really

 Want To", "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)", "Paradise By The Dashboard Light") / (writer: "Razor's Edge") 1987 Meat Loaf: London Meltdown Concert (Video documentary) (performer: "Blind Before I Stop", "Rock N Roll Mercenaries", "Masculine", "Execution Day", "Modern Girl", "Dead Ringer For Love", "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth", "Bat Out Of Hell") / (writer: "Blind Before I Stop", "Execution Day") 1987 The Squeeze (performer: "BLIND BEFORE I STOP") 1986 Miami Vice (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Forgive Us Our Debts (1986) ...

(performer: "Standing on the Outside" - uncredited) 1986 Thrashin' (performer: "Thrashin'") 1979 J.J. de Bom voorheen: 'De kindervriend' (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - School (1979) ... (performer: "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" - uncredited) 1978 Saturday Night Live (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Christopher Lee/Meat Loaf (1978) ... (performer: "All Revved Up With No Place to Go", "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" - uncredited) Biographical profile of rock singer and actor Meat Loaf In the beginning, there was Marvin: Marvin Lee Aday (who would later change is first name to Michael and his stage name to Meat Loaf) was born in Dallas, Texas on September 27, 1947. His mother was a school teacher who also sang in a gospel quartet. His father was a policeman who also went on drinking binges that sometimes lasted for days at a time.

It is at this point in the telling rock artists' life stories that we typically relate how the artist formed his first band in high school. Not young Mr. Aday. He was interested in being on stage alright, but as an actor, which he did in several Thomas Jefferson High School productions. From Texas to California: After graduating from high school in 1965 and flirting briefly with college, Marvin (he hadn't yet changed his name to either Michael or Meat) moved where so many aspiring young actors go -- Los Angeles -- in 1967. But before pursuing his acting career, he formed his first band, which went through a variety of names including Popcorn Blizzard, Floating Circus, and Meat Loaf Soul. continue reading below our video Great Singers Gone too Soon (Over the years, Mr. Aday has taken great delight in making up stories about how he came by the name Meat Loaf.

The most likely of the various tales is that it was a nickname he got from his high school football coach, owing to his considerable size.) The band's name changed frequently, but they began to develop a good sized regional following as a result of opening for visiting acts like The Who , The Stooges , Grateful Dead , Janis Joplin , and MC5 . From 'Hair' to 'Hell': Before the artist established his Meat Loaf musical persona, he joined the Los Angeles production of the musical, Hair . That exposure got him an invitation from Motown Records to record with one his cast-mates, Stoney Murphy. The resulting album, Stoney and Meatloaf (notice Meat Loaf was identified as Meatloaf) was released in 1971, and Meat found himself on tour promting the album, and once again opening for big name acts like Bob Seger , Alice Cooper , Richie Havens , and Rare Earth. That first album bombed, but Meat still had Hair to fall back on, which he did, moving to New York City and joining the Broadway production cast. A recording career once again moved to the back burner as more stage shows and a movie (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) followed in quick succession.

Let the Bats begin In 1972, Meat and a songwriter friend, Jim Steinman, had begun work on what would eventually become Bat Out of Hell, the album that would transform the aspiring actor into a card carrying rock star. But it was almost 1975 when Meat left the footlights of Broadway to concentrate fulltime on a recording career. Label after label turned down Bat Out of Hell because the music didn't fit neatly into any of the industry's established pigeon holes. Finally, Meat took the songs to Todd Rundgren (on whose 1976 album, Free-for-All Meat was lead singer on more than half of the tracks after Rundgren's lead singer quit.) Rundgren not only agreed to produce the album, but to play lead guitar, and offered the services of several members of his band, Utopia. Finally, a small independent label, Cleveland International Records released Bat Out of Hell in October 1977, five years after Meat and Steinman started working on it. More bats This is where we might say that the rest is history, and it is.

To recap it, more movies (over three dozen) and network TV series appearances (about two dozen) followed, along with a few more stage plays. And there were more albums -- a dozen studio albums in all (including two more in the Bats series) and five live albums culled from 21 tours between 1977 and 2012. Meat has always seemed to be "this close" to some disaster or other. He has survived a car crash, two broken legs from a leap off a stage, an emergency landing in his private jet, and a head injury after being hit by a shot during a shot put event. He has asthma and a heart condition, and in recent years has had recurring problems with his voice, which led to surgery to remove a cyst from a vocal cord. But it doesn't appear that any of that will slow him down. In Meat's own words, "I've done nothing outside the entertainment business.

I've had some real highs and some real lows, but I love the work so much that I never once thought of quitting." The Meat Loaf Picture Pages Bat Out of Hell Background: “Rock-Icon is what other people make of you; I'm just a person who makes music.” Meat Loaf Grammy Award winning rock star and actor Meat Loaf, born Marvin Lee Aday, is well-associated with the “Bat out of Hell” album trilogy and known for his performances in such movies as 1992's “Wayne's World,” “The Mighty” (1998), “Everything Rises” (1998, TV), “Black Dog” (1998), “Crazy in Alabama” (1999), “The Fight Club” (1999), “Formula 51” (2001), “A Hole in One” (2004), “BloodRayne” (2006) and others. A former bouncer, the gifted Texan began his career in the L.A. Production of “Hair” before achieving star status with the release of the first “Bat Out of Hell” album in 1977.

A highly successful partnership with songwriter Jim Steinman, the album rose to No. 1 in various countries and sold over 43,000,000 worldwide, a victory that made it one of the biggest selling albums in history. After the major breakthrough, however, Meat Loaf had to deal with setbacks. The subsequent albums “Dead Ringer” (1981), “Midnight at the Lost and Found” (1983), “Bad Attitude” (1984) and “Blind Before I Stop (1986)” were all duds, but he experienced a renaissance in 1993 thanks to the installment “Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell.” Also a big hit around the globe, “Bat Out of Hell II” is notable for spawning the Grammy winning song “I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That),” which peaked at No. 1 in 28 countries.

The last of the trilogy, “Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose,” produced by Desmond Child, was released in 2006 after 1997's “Welcome to the Neighborhood” and 2003's “Couldn't Have Said It Better.” Meat Loaf is divorced from Leslie G. Edmonds. He is now the fiancé of Deborah Gillespie. Meat Loaf is the father of television actress Amanda Aday and backup singer Pearl Aday. Marvin Childhood and Family: Marvin Lee Aday, who would later be famous as Meat Loaf, a nickname he got in Elementary School due to his big size, was born on September 27, 1947, in Dallas, Texas. The first child of Wilma Artie, a school teacher and gospel singer and Orvis Wesley Aday, a policeman, he experienced a rocky childhood because of his dad's dependency on alcohol. To avoid his abusive father, he frequently stayed with his grandmother. Marvin was educated at Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas, Texas, and after graduation in 1965, he went to college at Lubbock Christian College.

He later transferred to the University of North Texas (then known as North Texas State University). After the death of his mother (cancer) in 1967, Marvin relocated to Los Angeles where he once became a bouncer at a nightclub before getting his start in show business. Marvin met Leslie G. Edmonds at the Bearsville studio and subsequently fell in love with her. The couple married on February 23, 1979. Daughter Amanda Aday was born a year later in 1980. She is now a TV actress. Marvin has a stepdaughter named Pearl Aday (born in 1976), from Leslie's previous marriage. She is a backup vocalist with his band. In 2001, after having been together for 22 years, Marvin and Leslie divorced. Currently, he is engaged to Deborah Gillespie. Rocky Horror Picture Show Career: Hailing from a family of gospel singers, Meat Loaf began singing as a child in his church choir in Texas.

He left his hometown for Los Angeles in 1967 and founded the group Meat Loaf Soul/Popcorn Blizzard, which gained some fame as the opening act for bands such as Van Morrison's Them, The Who, The Stooges, and Ted Nugent. After releasing a single called “Once Upon a Time” with his group, Meat Loaf broke into acting with a lead role in the Los Angeles production of the musical “Hair.” After the performance, he was signed to Motown Records. Paired with Stoney Murphy, he released the album “Stoney & Meatloaf” in September 1971. The single “What You See Is What You Get” peaked at number 36 on the R&B charts and number 71 on Billboard Hot 100 chart. Meat Loaf and his partner embarked on tours to support their album, but Meat Loaf decided to leave Motown shortly after his and Stoney's vocals were replaced by other new artists on the song “Who Is the Leader of the People?” Moving to New York in the late 1960s, Meat Loaf resumed his acting career by joining the cast of “Hair” on Broadway.

He also appeared in “As You Like It,” with Raúl Juliá and Mary Beth Hurt, in Central Park for Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival. He, however, did not meet songwriter and future collaborator Jim Steinman until he scored a role in “More Than You Deserve,” a 1973 musical penned by Steinman. He went on to appear in the play “The Rocky Horror Show,” in which he had the part of Eddie and Dr Scott, and lured by the success of the play, he was invited to reprise his notable role of motorcycle-riding Eddie in the 1975 big screen version of the same name. Directed by Jim Sharman and also starring Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon, the cult classic marked his feature film acting debut.

Meat Loaf's big breakthrough arrived when he rejoined Jim Steinman and teamed up with producer Todd Rundgren for the 1977 album “Bat Out of Hell.” A worldwide hit, the album earned multi-platinum certification in such counties as the U.K., Germany, Austria, Canada and the United States, where it sold more than 14,000,000 copies and went on to become the third-best-selling album of all time. The single “Two Out of Three Ain't Bad” became a Top 11 hit and “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” and “You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth” rose to the Top 40. “Bat Out of Hell” subsequently made the singer a star. In 1980, Meat Loaf had a title role in the Alan Rudolph directed comedy/musical “Roadie,” and was set to record a follow-up album with Steinman. However, due to a hectic touring schedule in support of “Bat Out Of Hell,” he lost his voice and was unable to contribute to “Bad for Good” (1981), which went on to become Steinman's solo debut.

Also in 1981, Meat Loaf released his own follow-up album, “Dead Ringer.” The album rose to No. 1 in the U.K., but failed to break the U.S. charts. The movie “Dead Ringer” (1981), helmed by Allan F. Nicholls and starring Meat Loaf himself, earned some positive reviews when it was shown at the Toronto Film Festival. Meat Loaf continued to work separately from Steinman. He launched “Midnight at the Lost and Found” in 1983 and it only went gold in the U.K. He then recorded “Bad Attitude” (1984) in England. The album enjoyed minor success worldwide and only sold about 100,000 pieces in the U.K. “Blind Before I Stop,” in which Meat Loaf co-wrote three of 11 songs, was also considered a flop. After a series of failures, Meat Loaf declared bankruptcy. He did not revisit the music industry until 1993 with the sequel “Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell,” which reunited him with producer-songwriter and longtime partner Jim Steinman.

Released sixteen years after the original, the record enjoyed the same success as its predecessor. It peaked at No. 1 in America, the U.K., Australia and Canada, where it went 9x Platinum. The first single, “I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That),” was a chart-topper in almost 30 countries and became the highest selling single of the year in Australia. The song went platinum in America and became Meat Loaf's first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It also brought the singer a Grammy for Best Rock Vocal Performance-Solo. “Bat Out of Hell II” put Meat Loaf back in the limelight. Without Steinman, Meat Loaf released “Welcome to the Neighborhood” in 1997. Produced by Ron Nevison, Sammy Hagar, Steven Van Zandt and Meat Loaf himself, the album was certified platinum in both the U.K. and the United States thanks in part to the hit singles “I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)” (#2 UK) and “Not a Dry Eye in the House” (#7 UK). “The Very Best of Meat Loaf” followed in 1998.

It went gold in the United States and platinum in the United Kingdom. By this time, Meat Loaf, who had small roles in the high-profile movies “Wayne's World” (1992) and “Leap of Faith” (both 1992) and a starring role in the Disney Channel movie “To Catch a Yeti” (1995), gained additional attention with his portrayals of Dennis Quaid's best friend in the TNT film “Everything Rises” (1998), the husband of Gillian Anderson in Peter Chelsom’s “The Mighty” (1998) and Red in the Patrick Swayze vehicle “Black Dog” (1998). He continued to appear in the Antonio Banderas-helmed “Crazy in Alabama” (1999) and David Fincher's “The Fight Club” (also 1999), alongside Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter.

In the new millennium, Meat Loaf stayed busy with roles in “Blacktop” (2000, TV), “Trapped” (2001, TV), “Rustin” (2001), “The Salton Sea” (2002), “Wishcraft” (2002) and “Learning Curves” (2003). He also offered a memorable turn as the Lizard in the Samuel L. Jackson comedy “Formula 51” (2001), starred as a small time mobster in “A Hole in One” (2004), opposite Michelle Williams, and had an unaccredited part in Liam Lynch's “Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny” (2006). He was then cast as Leonid in the big screen adaptation of the well-liked video game “BloodRayne” (2006) and portrayed Rick Zero in the horror film “Urban Decay” (2007), alongside Dean Cain.

He appeared as Jake Feldman in a 2006 episode of “Masters of Horror.” Maet Loaf launched “Couldn't Have Said It Better” in 2003, his first album of new material since 1997. Although it peaked at No. 4 and went gold in U.K., the album was considered a minor success around the world. Three singles produced from the album, “Did I Say That,” “Couldn't Have Said it Better” (featuring Patti Russo) and “Man Of Steel” (featuring Pearl Aday), all failed to chart in America and England. Three years later, Meat Loaf released “Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose.” A No.3 hit in the U.K. and No.8 on Billboard's 200, the album received mixed reviews and went gold in the United States and Canada and platinum in the U.K. and Germany. The first single, “It's All Coming Back to Me Now,” (featuring Marion Raven) became a U.K. Top 6 hit.

Commenting about the single, he said, “That was originally supposed to be on 'Bat Out Of Hell II.' I wanted it to be a duet and Jimmy said, 'Let's save it for Bat III.' So, we were saving it, but then it was given to Celine Dion and so I was bound and determined to do it on ‘Bat III’ because that's what it's purpose was, and I think we did a version that's different enough from Celine Dion's to warrant being on the record.” Made without Steinman, “Bat out of Hell III” became the subject of a legal conflict between Meat Loaf and noted songwriter Celine Dion. Recently, in 2008, Meat Loaf released the live album “3 Bats Live.” It was recorded in 2007 in London, Ontario, during his “Seize the Night” tour and principally features songs from the “Bat out of Hell” series.

Other live albums he has released are 1987's “Live at Wembley,” 1996's “Live Around the World,” 1999's “VH1: Storytellers” and 2004's “Bat Out Of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.” Awards: Meat Loaf - Biography - IMDb Meat Loaf Biography Showing all 77 items Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (1) | Trivia (49) | Personal Quotes (21) Overview (3) 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Mini Bio (1) Meat Loaf was born in Texas, and moved to Los Angeles in 1967 to play in local bands and appear in musicals such as "Hair" and "As You Like It". He made his film debut with a memorable role in cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).

In 1977, he and lyricist Jim Steinman released an operatic rock album called "Bat Out Of Hell", the record was huge and has sold 35,000,000 copies worldwide. However, the tour promoting the album took a toll on Meat's voice and left him unable to sing on the follow-up record "Bad For Good". Meat Loaf stayed in the dark through the eighties doing 4 records which never got any airplay or chart position in the US. Meat Loaf appeared in films Out of Bounds (1986) as a Pilot, and The Squeeze (1987) with Michael Keaton . But after getting back together with Steinman, they delivered a powerful sequel "Bat Out Of Hell II" which went to #1 in the US and UK. Bat II has now sold an excess of 20,000,000 copies.

His TV credits include the Soldier being held prisoner in Vietnam in Lightning Force (1991), a mad Doctor who invents a serum to keep zombies from deteriorating in Monsters (1988) and a slick Landlord of a restaurant who ends up on the menu in HBO series Tales from the Crypt (1989). Meat Loaf has also appeared in Crazy in Alabama (1999) and Fight Club (1999). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Ted Spouse (2) ( 23 February 1979 - 2001) (divorced) (2 children) Trade Mark (1) Carries a red hanky on stage Trivia (49) Got his start in show business in a traveling stage production of the infamous play, "Hair". Owns a production company called Yellow Rose, Inc. with actor Brett Cullen . Is diabetic. Has told numerous contradictory "official" stories of how he got his stage name. Occasionally hosts VH1 show The List (1999). Played 300 soldout concerts between 1987-1991.

Fell off the stage and broke his leg during a concert at Toronto in 1978 - he finished the tour in a wheelchair. Has had 17 concussions. Well known as a singer. His song "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" was a major hit in the late 70s. The album from which this song came was also a top seller as well. His 1970s album, 'Bat out of Hell', is the third highest selling album of all time, with an estimated 30,000,000 copies sold worldwide. It spent over 470 weeks in the UK charts - an all-time record. According to "The Guiness Book Of World Records 2000" Meat Loaf's "Bat Out Of Hell" is the biggest selling album in the UK ever. His movies Blacktop (2000) & Trapped (2001) and his special appearances in TV series Lightning Force (1991), The Outer Limits (1995), John Doe (2002) & Masters of Horror (2005) were all filmed in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

His dent in the 90s music scene with "Bat Out Of Hell 2: Back Into Hell" went all the way to number one and with over 20,000,000 copies sold worldwide. It is considered one of the biggest musical comebacks in music history. His first obscure single with local Michigan band Popcorn Blizzard, "Hello/Once Upon A Time" sold 5,000 copies! Was offered the title role in "Phantom Of The Opera" but turned it down Made a very special appearance in Ann Magnuson 's Cinemax comedy movie special Vandemonium Plus (1987) - he played Steve The Piglet. Despite his famous moniker, Marvin doesn't like to eat meatloaf.

Only single to chart in the United States for Meat Loaf in the 1980s was "I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us" which peaked at #84 (He charted in the UK 4 times: in 1981 with Cher for "Dead Ringer for Love" (reaching #5), in 1983 for "Midnight at the Lost and Found" (#17), in 1984 for "Modern Girl" (#17) and in 1986 with John Parr for "Rock 'N' Roll Mercenaries" (#31)). According to the Encyclopedia of Rock Stars, Meat Loaf began a Slim Fast plan in 1990 and lost 84 pounds. This made him $1,000,000 richer Had a massive standing ovation at the CBS convention in New Orleans in 1977-78 He was offered lead vocalist position in the rock band Foreigner , but wanted to stay with Jim Steinman . Has played in two movies with Richard O'Brien , The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), and Spice World (1997).

Was starring Off-Off Broadway in Paul Foster and John Braden's "Silver Queen" at La Mama E.T.C. when he was offered the role of "Eddie" in the American stage premiere of "The Rocky Horror Show". He had to leave "Silver Queen" a week before closing. His role was taken over by "Silver Queen's" director Robert Patrick , who had to wrap Meat Loaf's costume's trousers around him twice. Daughter Pearl Aday is a back-up singer with his band. Won a Grammy for the song "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" Father, with Leslie Aday , of two daughters: Pearl Aday and Amanda Aday . 17 November 2003 - Collapsed whilst performing on stage in London. Doctors said it was Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a syndrome of pre-excitation of the ventricles of the heart due to an accessory pathway known as the Bundle of Kent. This accessory pathway is an abnormal electrical communication from the atria to the ventricles.

Was the producers' second choice to play "Bluto" in Animal House (1978) if John Belushi was unavailable. Went to Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas, Texas. Performed at the Australian NRL grand final on 5 October, 2003. Admits to being a fantasy sports junkie. Was a vegetarian for 15 years but then decided to eat meat. His favorite meat is pork chops. In addition to songs from his own albums, his concerts usually include the song "Hot Patootie", which he sang as Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). When he first started rehearsals for the stage version of The Rocky Horror Show neither he nor the rest of the cast were aware of the sexual content of the play. It was only relatively late into the rehearsal stage that they found out, when Tim Curry (whom they had never met, he had been brought over from the London production) turned up on stage in full Frank-N-Furter costume and make-up singing "Sweet Transvestite." It was then that they realized what the show was really about.

Meat Loaf walked out of the rehearsals and refused to do the show, but was talked into doing one performance to see how it went. When he saw how much the audience loved the show he agreed to stay on for the entire run. Lived in Freeland, Michigan for a few years with a family. Received a fan letter from a Swedish fan named Jerker, which has been widely regarded as the greatest joke ever in the Swedish fan base with the phrase: "Don't let your meat loaf, jerker!". Despite being known as a singer, Meat Loaf has only sung in two films - The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006). The reason for this is because he wanted to be taken seriously as an actor and not get typecast into singing roles. When President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, he was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital. Meat and some friends were at the hospital when the limo arrived and witnessed Jackie being taken in to the hospital. Mentioned on the Celebrity Apprentice that he has suffered 18 concussions and a fractured skull over his lifetime.

[May 2011] Inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame on March 8, 2012 in Austin, Tx. Biografía de Meat Loaf Página oficial: Biografía ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947), better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American rock musician and actor. He is noted for the Bat Out of Hell album trilogy consisting of Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell and Bat Ou... Mostrar más ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947), better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American rock musician and actor. He is noted for the Bat Out of Hell album trilogy consisting of Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose. Bat Out of Hell has sold more than 43 million copies.

After more than 30 years, it still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually, and stayed on the charts for over nine years, making it one of the best selling albums of all time. Although he enjoyed success with Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and earned a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo for a track on the latter album, Meat Loaf experienced some initial difficulty establishing a steady career within his native US. However, he has retained iconic status and popularity in Europe, especially the UK, where he ranks 23rd for number of weeks overall spent on the charts. He ranked 96th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock." Meat Loaf has also appeared in over 50 movies or television shows, sometimes as himself, or as characters resembling his stage persona. His most notable roles include Eddie in the American premiere of The Rocky Horror Show and in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Robert "Bob" Paulson in Fight Club. Description above from the Wikipedia article Meat Loaf, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Mostrar menos Meat Loaf - TV.com Meat Loaf EDIT Meat Loaf was born in Texas, as Marvin Lee Aday. At the age of 20, Marvin moved to Los Angeles to play in local bands and appeared in musicals such as Hair and As You Like It.

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Question: Which rock star and actor was born Marvin Lee Aday?
Answer: MEATLOAF